CertainTeed

Nov. 7, 2008 8:17 PM

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CertainTeed620 Aero DriveShreveportRoofing products

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Daily output (in gallons): 8,339

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About CertainTeed

CertainTeed Corporation is a leading North American manufacturer of building materials including roofing, siding, insulation, windows and patio doors, fence, decking, railing, foundations and pipe. The company is headquartered in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and has approximately 9,000 employees and 70 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States.

CertainTeed is a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the top 100 industrial companies in the world. Saint-Gobain employs approximately 26,000 people in North America and more than 170,000 people in 46 countries worldwide. Saint-Gobainís North American companies operate nearly 200 manufacturing facilities in industries as diverse as industrial ceramics and containers, reinforcements and flat glass, abrasives, and building materials.

Company HistoryIn 1904, George M. Brown, a young entrepreneur in East St. Louis, Illinois, started the General Roofing Manufacturing Company. A manufacturer of roofing products, it was the predecessor of today's CertainTeed Corporation. As General Roofing's reputation for quality and service grew, so did the company. In 1988, CertainTeed became a wholly owned subsidiary of Saint-Gobain. Renowned for its expertise in glass technology, Saint-Gobain is the world's largest building materials company.

Today, with the full support of Saint-Gobain, CertainTeed's financial and technological resources are stronger than ever. Saint-Gobain Corporation, based in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, is the holding company for the U.S. and Canadian based businesses of Saint-Gobain. In addition to CertainTeed, Saint-Gobain Corporation businesses include: